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The Platinum Card is the most premium credit card that American Express offers openly to the general public in the UK.
It comes with a number of benefits including travel and car insurance, hotel status with chains such as Hilton, Marriott, Radisson and Melia, airport lounge access with Priority Pass, £300 of restaurant credit each year, £100 of Harvey Nichols credit each year and much more.
This article looks at whether the American Express Platinum Card is worth the £575 annual fee.
You can read our full review of The Platinum Card by American Express here. You can apply for the card here.
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